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Meanings of water-seller in English
Synonyms
Examples for "water carrier"
Examples for "water carrier"
1
They saw I couldn't do anything, so they appointed me water carrier.
2
The water carrier was still active and the night transport of sewage necessary.
3
A water carrier once went to the river to fetch water.
4
The fire was now some distance from this wooden water carrier.
5
DIN, Gunga, a limpin' lump of brick dust, water carrier.
Usage of water-seller in English
1
Each of these classes of water-seller is well patronized, for Egypt is a thirsty land.
2
Others broke the jars of a water-seller (the value of which they gave him promptly), saying, What is this?
3
The water-sellers were garnering a harvest; fruit- and sweetmeat-peddlers were dreaming of open-fronted shops and how to defeat the tax-collector.
4
In the tribune itself the cries of the water-sellers were incessant as they offered filtered Nile water and fruit syrups for sale.